Extract from Business Questions: Transpennine Express - Feb 22

Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab): Transpennine Express has recently downgraded the vital rail link from Hull to Leeds and Manchester to a stopping service, which means that trains now stop at an additional six places along the way. Although it is important to have a stopping service to link together smaller towns, it is really important to have an express service, too. Please may we therefore have a debate in Government time on rail connectivity for northern cities?

Leader of the House of Commons (Andrea Leadsom): The hon. Lady raises an important point. She will be aware that there will be Transport questions on Thursday 1 March, when she might well like to raise that issue directly with Ministers.